CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming reports a total of 113 active confirmed cases of COVID-19 among students and staff as of Wednesday, Sept. 30.
10 new cases were confirmed through Vault Bridge Testing on Sept. 29 and one positive test of a symptomatic individual was reported by an external party.
The active cases include the following:
- 14 students living on campus
- 94 students living off campus
- 5 UW employees
112 UW students or staff are currently in 14 day quarantine due to contact with someone with a positive case. That includes 15 people living on campus and 97 living off campus.
UW reports that a total of 240 students or staff have recovered after contracting COVID-19. 279 students or staff have had their 14 day quarantines lifted.
13,948 COVID-19 diagnostic tests of UW students and staff have been completed by Vault Bridge Testing since Aug. 24.
Further details are available from UW’s COVID-19 Campus Health Summary.
This article originally appeared on Oil City News. Used with permission.
The Wyoming Department of Health provides COVID-19 case, variant, death, testing, hospital and vaccine data online. The department also shares information about how the data can be interpreted. COVID-19 safety recommendations are available from the CDC.
